Articles by Gabriel Allen

While most of us enjoyed some rest and relaxation with relatives over the holiday, two of the NBA’s three summer leagues kicked off. Games started in Orlando on Saturday and in Salt Lake City on Monday.

A player’s summer league statistics should almost always be taken with a grain of salt, but the game is still the game, and this is our only legit chance to watch the new rookies play before the preseason starts up at the end of October.

Since a lot of free agents have already agreed to terms on new deals, it’s time to start thinking about potential roles and rotations the NBA’s first and second-year players will have heading into the 2015-16 season.